different between escaper vs escapee

English

Etymology

escape +? -er

Noun

escaper (plural escapers)

1. A person who escapes.
   • 2012, July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track

     The timing of the incident raised the question, almost certainly destined to remain unanswered, of whether, having allowed the escapers to pass by unhindered, the culprit had waited specifically for the yellow jersey group before sowing his mischief.

2. (computing) A program or algorithm for escaping text.

Synonyms

• (person who escapes): escapee

Anagrams

• caprese, pearces, percase, repaces, respace

French

Verb

escaper

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Conjugation

Related terms

• échapper
• escapade
• escape

Old French

Verb

escaper

1. Alternative form of eschaper

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ps, *-pt are modified to s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

English

Alternative forms

• escapée

Etymology

escape +? -ee

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?s'k?-p?, IPA^(key): /?esk?pi?/
• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

escapee (plural escapees)

1. Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.
2. Someone who has escaped.
3. (botany) A plant that has escaped from cultivation.

Synonyms

• (someone who has escaped): escaper

Related terms

• escape

Translations